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Ponni AP
Scrum Master
Minneapolis,MN
Summary
Mission-focused Scrum Master with extensive experience coaching and mentoring highly skilled teams. Highly trained individual knowledgeable in web development technologies and considered talented leader. Certified Scrum Master with definitive leadership qualities and strong critical thinking and decision making skills.
Overview
2
2
Certifications
2
2
years of post-secondary education
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Scrum Master
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Minneapolis , MN
2018.01 - Current
- Led sprint reviews, daily scrums and planning meetings to realize full team engagement for 3 Scrum Teams.
- Led 11 cross functional teams in development of 2 products for 4M Portfolio & established Agile practices.
- Worked to provide continuous improvement for product development lifecycle, realizing 15% reduction in ambiguous acceptance criteria errors over 1 year period.
- Produced Sprint Burn down, Epic & Release Burn down reports each Sprint/Release, updating customers and senior leaders on progress and roadblocks.
- Coached teams in Agile practices and provided necessary training to create positive mindset to Agile methodologies.
Scrum Master
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Minneapolis , MN
2016.01 - 2018.12
- Operated under Scrum and Kanban frameworks to efficiently organize and carry out project tasks.
- Managed minimum of 2 projects each year while maintaining adherence to budget, schedule and scope requirements.
- Led 3 cross functional teams
- Boosted team velocity by 12%
- Worked to provide continuous improvement for product development lifecycle, realizing 15% reduction in errors.
Additional Scrum Experience
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Various
2007.08 - 2015.12
- Introduced agile methodologies and effective development best practices to division to enhance product development.
- Revised, modularized and updated old code bases to modern development standards, reducing operating costs and improving functionality.
- Derived conceptual designs from business objectives to deliver software and applications according to specifications for usability, performance and functionality.
- Achieved 20% success in automation by analyzing claim operations, data and system issues to identify discrepancies for troubleshooting and corrective action.
Education
Master of Science - Mathematics
Anna University
Chennai, India 2005.04 - 2007.04
Skills
Customer interaction
Software
HTML5/CSS3
JSON API
Java
Tableau Desktop
SQL
Work Availability
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Certification
Certified Scrum Master
Quote
Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.
Michael Jordan
Timeline
Certified Scrum Master
2018-08
Senior Scrum Master
Cognizant Technology Solutions
2018.01 - Current
Scrum Master
Cognizant Technology Solutions
2016.01 - 2018.12
FLMi - Fellow Life Management Institute
2015-07
Additional Scrum Experience
Cognizant Technology Solutions
2007.08 - 2015.12
Master of Science - Mathematics
Anna University
2005.04 - 2007.04